Rublev beats Molcan and the rain for spot in Italian Open 3rd round
Sixth-seeded Andrey Rublev beat Alex Molcan 6-3, 6-4 in the only match completed so far on a rainy Saturday at the Italian Open in Rome.
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Alcaraz returns to world number one, takes French Open top seeding
ROME: Carlos Alcaraz guaranteed a return to the world number one spot on Saturday (May 13) when he took to court to play fellow Spaniard Albert Ramos-Vinolas in the second round of the Italian Open.
Italian Open: Caroline Garcia stunned by Camila Osorio, and Anhelina Kalinina beats Sofia Kenin in Rome
The bottom half of the draw in the women's singles at the Italian Open in Rome was struck by persistent rain delays on Saturday afternoon but that was not enough to stop the action — and the upsets — from unfolding. Ukrainian Anhelina Kalinina beat American Sofia Kenin in straight sets, one set either side of an hour-long rain delay, to advance to the fourth round in just 97 minutes of court time. Ad With Kenin having produced the upset of the tournament so far in the previous round, defeating world No.
Italian Open: World No. 6 Andrey Rublev kicks off busy day of action with straight-sets win over Alex Molcan
The bottom half of the draw kicked into action in the second round of the Italian Open in Rome on Saturday afternoon as world No. 6 Andrey Rublev swept past Slovak Alex Molcan in straight sets, 6-3 6-4. Molcan kept things tight, saving two of three break points in the first set and making just one unforced error, but was overcome in the decisive points.
Novak Djokovic 'honoured' to play in front of 'avid tennis fan' Jose Mourinho at Italian Open
Novak Djokovic has opened up on his relationship with Jose Mourinho after the Roma boss was seen watching the Serb at the Italian Open on Friday. A day earlier, Mourinho was in the dugout to mastermind his Roma side’s 1-0 win over Bayer Leverkusen in the first leg of their Europa League semi-final. Ad Whether he gave his players the following day off is not clear, but the Portuguese took time out to take in a bit of the tennis in Rome.
Novak Djokovic makes winning return at Italian Open despite complaints
Novak Djokovic made a winning return to action at the Italian Open despite complaining about the state of the court and appearing to be feeling a little under the weather.
'It's going to be wild' - Holger Rune sets up Italian Open clash with home favourite Fabio Fognini, Casper Ruud wins
Holger Rune expects his Italian Open last-16 clash with home favourite Fabio Fognini to be “wild” after beating Arthur Fils, while Casper Ruud also progressed in Rome. The world No. 7 earned a 6-3 6-3 victory over 18-year-old Fils to make it through as he looks to bounce back from a disappointing third-round exit at the Madrid Open.
Swiatek does not want Nadal to suffer in French Open comeback bid
ROME : Iga Swiatek said that as a big fan of Rafa Nadal, she would love to see the 14-times champion compete at the French Open, but the world number one did not want the injury-plagued Spaniard to suffer and make himself available for the tournament.